San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins 1/28/23 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The San Jose Sharks complete a back-to-back on Saturday when visiting the Pittsburgh Penguins after playing on the road Friday night against the Carolina Hurricanes. San Jose is 14-25-10 with 38 points and seventh in the Pacific Division well out of playoff contention. San Jose was defeated by the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Wednesday for their third consecutive loss.

Timo Meier is the leading goal scorer for San Jose with 28, while Erik Karlsson is the leader in assists with 49 and in points with 64. In goal, James Reimer is 8-14-5 with a goals against average of 3.25 and save percentage of .896. San Jose scores an average of 2.98 goals per game and allows an average of 3.71 goals per game. San Jose's power play scores 20.0% of the time and its penalty kill unit is successful 83.7% of the time.

Pittsburgh looks to bounce back from a loss with a victory at home on Saturday when hosting San jose. The Penguins are 24-15-9 with 57 points and fifth in the Metropolitan Division, 11 points behind the first place Carolina Hurricanes. Pittsburgh was defeated by the Washington Capitals in a shootout 3-2 on Thursday night. The Penguins have lost five of the last eight.

Sidney Crosby is leading Pittsburgh in goals scored with 23, in assists with 35 and in points with 58. In goal, Casey DeSmith is 7-9-4 with a goals against average of 3.25 and save percentage of .904. Pittsburgh scores an average of 3.25 goals per game and allows an average of 3.04 goals per game. Pittsburgh's power play scores 22.0% of the time and its penalty kill unit is successful 80.9% of the time.